Expecting Rain

Can't stand the suspense any more!
Can you tell me who to contact here, Senor?

Baby,
I am the king
And you're the queen.

Won't you descend from the throne from where you sit

i'm just sitting here beating on my trumpet!

^

You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you ?

But i was so much older then

Did I hear someone tell a lie?

All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.

it is true sometimes , you can see it that way

I followed you beneath the stars, hounded by your memory
And all your ragin’ glory

I couldn't see where we were going

- I'm a little too blind to see..

I ran into the fortune-teller who said beware of lightning that might strike
I haven't known peace and quit for so long I can't remember what it's like

I’m going down the river, down to New Orleans
They tell me everything is gonna be all right...
But I don’t know what “all right” even means !

I’m on the rollin’ river in a jerkin’ boat
Tryin’ to read a note somebody wrote

When you asked me how I was doin'
Was that some kinda joke?

(Yes, and) The Titanic sails at dawn

Then I hush my Sadie and stand in line
I get on board in two-eyed time
Oh yeah!

Now, I'm sailin' on back, ready for the long haul
Tossed by the winds and the seas

Oh I'm sailin' away my own true love.

'Bout that time I saw three ships, all headin' my way

We'll shout from the bow "Your days are numbered!"
And like Pharaoh's tribe they'll be drownded in the tide
And like Goliath they'll be conquered.

My ship's been split to splinters..

We sang that melody, like all tough sailors do when they're far away at sea

Seems like every time you turn around
there’s another hard-luck story that you’re gonna hear